AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAY 9, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father received the following today in separate audiences:

- Four prelates of the Syro-Malabar rite of India, in their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Jacob Manathodath of Palghat.

- Bishop Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I. of Jagdalpur.

- Bishop Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. of Kalyan.

- Bishop George Alencherry of Thuckalay.

- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and pontifical legate for the celebrations of St. Stanislaw in Krakow, Poland, with Archbishop Angelo Amato, congregation secretary.

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